On This Day:
In 1973 The Grateful Dead, the Allman Brothers and The Band headlined what many historians claim was the largest gathering of people in the history of the United States. The event drew a crowd of over 600-thousand people outside of Watkins Glen, New York.
In 1975 Black Sabbath released their sixth studio album “Sabotage.”
In 1979 Ted Nugent, Journey, Aerosmith and Thin Lizzy headlined the World Series of Rock and AC/DC was the opening act. Aerosmith’s breakup is the most iconic story from 79’s World Series of Rock show at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
In 1995 James Al Hendrix won back rights to his son Jimi Hendrix’s name, likeness, image, and music after a variety of firms had profited from the late guitarist’s music.
In 1999 Pete Townshend performed at the Supper Club in New York to preview his album “Pete Townshend Live: A Benefit for Maryville Academy.”
In 2004 John Mellencamp was among the performers on the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Boston.
In 2005 A handwritten lyric sheet of The Beatles’ song “All You Need Is Love” set a new sales record, shattering the old one. The sheet sold at an auction fetching more than one-million-50-thousand-dollars. Before the sale, auctioneer Ted Owen noted that if the bidding hit 879-thousand, that figure would be twice the previous record price for a manuscript of pop music.
In 2006 Eric Clapton’s concert at Moscow’s Red Square was cancelled a week before it was to take place after Russian authorities retracted the permit for the show. The event would have been Clapton’s first performance in the historic spot.
The guitar on which Sir Paul McCartney learned his first chords sold at an auction at London’s Abbey Road Studios for over 300-thousand-dollars. The Rex acoustic guitar helped McCartney persuade John Lennon to let him join his band, The Quarrymen, in 1957.
In 2007 After a show in Denver, Ozzy Osbourne underwent minor outpatient surgery at a local hospital for a blood clot. He sought medical attention after complaining of leg pains throughout the day. He remained in the hospital for several hours.
In 2008 Amy Winehouse was rushed to a London hospital after reportedly suffering a reaction to medication. She was released the next day.
In 2009 Former Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash and drummer Steve Adler were both granted a restraining order against the same woman. The woman had been pursuing Adler, claiming that they were long lost lovers who met in rehab in the early ’90s, and had made multiple appeals to Slash and members of his family hoping they would connect her with Adler.
In 2011 Meat Loaf passed out while performing at the Trib Amphitheater in Pittsburgh due to an asthma attack. The 63-year-old singer took a ten minute break before finishing the show.
In 2014 President Barack Obama presented singer Linda Ronstadt with a National Medal of Arts at the White House in Washington, D.C.
In 2019 Amy Winehouse’s ex-boyfriend Blake Fielder-Civil made legal claim for a one-million-pound cut of the singer’s fortune days after the eighth anniversary of her death. Fielder-Civil told Amy’s family his lawyers said he had a valid claim because he was with her for six years during which she released some of her best-selling material.
In 2021 Joseph “Dusty” Hill who was bassist of the band ZZ Top died in his sleep at the age of 72.
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